Meet the 2013 Seattle Sounders FC

Meet the 2013 Seattle Sounders FC
The Sounders open their 2013 Major League Soccer season on Saturday with a match against the Montreal Impact at CenturyLink Field. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on KING/5.
With the season about to begin, we thought it would be a good time to introduce you to the 2013 roster. Click through the gallery to meet your Seattle Sounders for the season.
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Meet the 2013 Seattle Sounders FC
The Sounders open their 2013 Major League Soccer season on Saturday with a match against the Montreal Impact at CenturyLink Field. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 ... more

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Osvaldo Alonso | 6 | midfielder
Age: 27
Hometown: San Cristobal, Cuba
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: senior player
Note: Considered one of Seattle's biggest stars, he got nicknamed ''Honey Badger'' for his aggressive and physical style of play. Was named to the MLS First XI and All-Star teams in 2012, and was voted the Sounders MVP for the third-consecutive season.
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Marc Burch | 8 | defender
Age: 28
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: senior player
Note: Was suspended for the end of the 2012 season after using a homophobic slur during Seattle's win over Real Salt Lake on Nov. 8. He quickly apologized via a statement.
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Marc Burch | 8 | defender
Age: 28
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: senior player
Note: Was suspended for the end of the 2012 season after using a homophobic slur during ... more

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Servando Carrasco | 23 | midfielder
Age: 24
Hometown: Tijuana, Mexico
Sounder since: 2011
MLS status: senior player
Note: His long-term girlfriend is Alex Morgan, a star on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and the new Portland Thorns pro club.
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Alex Caskey | 14 | midfielder
Age: 24
Hometown: Dunwoody, Ga.
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: acquired via 2011 SuperDraft
Note: Dropped after 2011 SuperDraft and played in the USL that year. Back with the Sounders in 2012, he finished third on the team with seven assists across all competitions and four assists in MLS play.
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Andrew Duran | 30 | defender
Age: 23
Hometown: Mokena, Ill.
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: acquired via 2012 SuperDraft
Note: Seattle's 15th-overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, he was loaned out to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League for much of last season.
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David Estrada | 16 | forward
Age: 25
Hometown: Salinas, Calif.
Sounder since: 2010
MLS status: development player
Note: Scored all three goals (a hat trick) in Seattle's 3-1 win over Toronto FC on March 17, 2012, and finished third on the team with five goals last season.
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Brad Evans | 3 | midfielder
Age: 27
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: senior player
Note: Played for Sounders coach Sigi Schmid when they were with the Columbus Crew in 2007 and 2008, and in 2012 finished fourth on the Sounders with four goals.
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Leonardo Gonzalez | 12 | defender
Age: 32
Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: senior player
Note: Appeared in 26 matches in 2012 before missing the end of the season with a calf injury, having played 597 straight minutes from Aug. 25 to Oct. 7.
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Leonardo Gonzalez | 12 | defender
Age: 32
Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: senior player
Note: Appeared in 26 matches in 2012 before missing the end of the season with a ... more

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Michael Gspurning | 1 | goalkeeper
Age: 31
Hometown: Graz, Austria
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: international player
Note: Signed to replace Kasey Keller as Seattle's starting goalkeeper, and finished 2012 with the best goals against average (0.73 per game) in the MLS.
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Marcus Hahnemann | 24 | goalkeeper
Age: 40
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: senior player
Note: Went to Kentridge and Newport high schools in Kent and Bellevue, respectively, and played college ball at Seattle Pacific University. Played for the old USL Sounders in the mid '90s and returned to Seattle in September 2012 after years in the MLS, English Premier League and elsewhere.
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Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | 34 | defender
Age: 28
Hometown: Palmira, Colombia
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: senior player
Note: First played for the Sounders in 2009 when he was loaned to Seattle by Colombia's Deportivo Cali club. Made the MLS All-Star Team that year.
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Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | 34 | defender
Age: 28
Hometown: Palmira, Colombia
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: senior player
Note: First played for the Sounders in 2009 when he was loaned to Seattle by ... more

Eddie Johnson | 28 | forward
Age: 28
Hometown: Palm Coast, Fla.
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: senior player
Note: Set a Sounders record with 14 goals in 2012. Was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year, and as a member of the All-Star Team scored the squad's game-winning goal against Chelsea in stoppage time.
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Eddie Johnson | 28 | forward
Age: 28
Hometown: Palm Coast, Fla.
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: senior player
Note: Set a Sounders record with 14 goals in 2012. Was named MLS Comeback Player of the ... more

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Shalrie Joseph | no jersey number yet | midfielder
Age: 34
Hometown: Saint George, Grenada
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: designated player
Note: Has been a star in the MLS since joining the New England Revolution in 2003, and is a seven-time MLS All-Star and four-time MLS Best XI player. Played for Chivas USA in 2012 and signed with Seattle on Feb. 19, 2013.
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Shalrie Joseph | no jersey number yet | midfielder
Age: 34
Hometown: Saint George, Grenada
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: designated player
Note: Has been a star in the MLS since joining the New ... more

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Mario Martinez (pictured at right) | 15 | midfielder
Age: 23
Hometown: San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: international player
Note: Joined the Sounders on Aug. 1, 2012, on loan from Real España of Honduras. Scored the game-winning goal in in the MLS Cup semifinals to send the Sounders to the 2012 Western Conference Championship series.
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Fredy Montero | 17 | forward
Loaned to Colombia's Millonarios club.
Age: 25
Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: loaned out
Note: Joined the Sounders in 2009 on loan from Colombia's Deportivo Cali. Signed with Seattle in 2011 as a designated player and has been an MLS All-Star twice. Now on loan to Millionarios.
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Lamar Neagle | 27 | midfielder
Age: 25
Hometown: Federal Way, Wash.
Sounder since: 2013 (also in 2009, 2011)
MLS status: senior player
Note: Went to Thomas Jefferson High in Federal Way. Played for Sounders FC in 2009 and 2011 and returned to Seattle in February 2013 in a trade with the Montreal Impact, for whom he played in 2012.
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Sammy Ochoa | 26 | forward
Age: 26
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
Sounder since: 2011
MLS status: senior player
Note: Finished third on the team with eight goals in all competitions last season. Was on U-20 and U-23 U.S. national teams.
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Sammy Ochoa | 26 | forward
Age: 26
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
Sounder since: 2011
MLS status: senior player
Note: Finished third on the team with eight goals in all competitions last season. Was on ... more

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Dylan Remick | 45 | defender
Age: 21
Hometown: Inverness, Ill.
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: acquired via 2013 SuperDraft
Note: Selected by the Sounders in the second round of the 2013 draft. In college, was named first-team All-Ivy for Brown University three-consecutive years.
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Mauro Rosales | 10 | midfielder
Age: 32
Hometown: Villa Maria, Argentina
Sounder since: 2011
MLS status: designated player
Note: Tied his own Sounders record of 13 assists in 2012 after setting it in 2011 when he was named MLS Newcomer of the Year. Was on the Argentina team that won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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Andy Rose (pictured at left) | 25 | midfielder
Age: 23
Hometown: Bristol, England
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: acquired in 2012 Supplemental Draft
Note: Drafted by Real Salt Lake but traded to Seattle in March 2012. Had four goals and five assists in 2012, and led all of that year's Supplemental Draft picks with 1,156 minutes played.
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Zach Scott | 20 | defender
Age: 32
Hometown: Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii
Sounder since: 2002 (USL and MLS)
MLS status: senior player
Note: Attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., and was with the old USL Sounders from 2002 through 2008. Remained with the new MLS Sounders FC in 2009, but didn't score his first career MLS goal until 2012.
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Christian Tiffert | 13 | midfielder
Age: 31
Hometown: Halle, Germany
Sounder since: 2012
MLS status: designated and international player
Note: Has played professionally for German clubs since 2000. Signed with Sounders as a designated player in July 2012, and finished the season with three assists in 18 MLS appearances.
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Djimi Traore | 50 | defender
Age: 33
Hometown: Paris, France
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: international player
Note: Senior career began in 1996 and has played professional around the world. Last played for France's Olympique de Marseille club and signed with the Sounders on Feb. 23, 2013.
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Djimi Traore | 50 | defender
Age: 33
Hometown: Paris, France
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: international player
Note: Senior career began in 1996 and has played professional around the world. Last ... more

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DeAndre Yedlin | 2 | defender
Age: 19
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: homegrown player
Note: Is the first homegrown player for the Sounders after playing for Sounders FC Academy. Went to O'Dea High School in Seattle and played college ball at the University of Akron, where he was on the All-MAC (Mid-American Conference) First Team for two years.
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DeAndre Yedlin | 2 | defender
Age: 19
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: homegrown player
Note: Is the first homegrown player for the Sounders after playing for Sounders FC ... more

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Steve Zakuani | 11 | midfielder
Age: 25
Hometown: London, England
Sounder since: 2009
MLS status: senior player
Note: Was Seattle's first-overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and has proven to be worthy of the pick. Fractured his right leg during the 2011 season and didn't return until late in the 2012 season.
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Eriq Zavaleta | 22 | forward/defender
Age: 20
Hometown: Westfield, Ind.
Sounder since: 2013
MLS status: Generation Adidas player
Note: Was Seattle's first-round pick (10th overall) in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. In 2012, as a senior at Indiana University, he led the Big 10 and was third in the nation with 18 goals. Was on the U-20 U.S. national team.
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Sigi Schmid | head coach
Age: 59
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Sounder since: 2009
Note: Hired away from the MLS' Columbus Crew after being named the league's Coach of the Year in 2008, he became the first head coach of the new Sounders FC when they joined the MLS in 2009. He is the winningest active MLS coach.
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Sigi Schmid | head coach
Age: 59
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Sounder since: 2009
Note: Hired away from the MLS' Columbus Crew after being named the league's Coach of the Year in 2008, he became ... more

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Brian Schmetzer | assistant coach
Age: 50
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Sounder since: 2002 (USL and MLS)
Note: The Nathan Hale High grad is a longstanding fixture in the Seattle soccer community. He played for various local clubs in the 1980s and '90s, including the old NASL and USL Sounders and the MISL Tacoma Stars. His coaching career began with the Stars in 1998, then the indoor Seattle SeaDogs in 1996, then the USL Sounders from 2002 through 2008 and the MLS club since its inception in 2009.
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Ezra Hendrickson | assistant coach
Age: 41
Hometown: Layou, Saint Vincent
Sounder since: 2009
Note: A former MLS star and member of the national team for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, he joined the Sounders for their inaugural MLS season. As a player in the late 1990s and 2000s, he won three MLS Cups -- two of which when he was a memeber of Sigi Schmid's L.A. Galaxy and Columbus Crew.
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Ezra Hendrickson | assistant coach
Age: 41
Hometown: Layou, Saint Vincent
Sounder since: 2009
Note: A former MLS star and member of the national team for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, he joined the ... more

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Tom Dutra | goalkeeper coach
Age: 40
Hometown: Olympia, Wash.
Sounder since: 2007 (USL and MLS)
Note: A grad of Timberline High in Lacey, Wash., he played for the USL Sounders in 1996 and joined as an assistant coach in 2007 after coaching five years at Tacoma's Pacific Lutheran University. Worked with now-retired Sounders goalkeeper Kasey Keller for the better part of a decade.
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Tom Dutra | goalkeeper coach
Age: 40
Hometown: Olympia, Wash.
Sounder since: 2007 (USL and MLS)
Note: A grad of Timberline High in Lacey, Wash., he played for the USL Sounders in 1996 and joined as an ... more

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Kurt Schmid | assistant coach and scout
Age: 30
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Sounder since: 2009
Note: Son of head coach Sigi Schmid, he joined the Sounders in 2009 after assistant coaching at the college level. He is Seattle's primary international and college scout.
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Kurt Schmid | assistant coach and scout
Age: 30
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Sounder since: 2009
Note: Son of head coach Sigi Schmid, he joined the Sounders in 2009 after assistant coaching at the ... more

Photo: Courtesy Photo / Seattle Sounders FC

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David Tenney | fitness coach
Age: 42
Hometown: Rockville, Md.
Sounder since: 2009
Note: Joined Seattle after working as the fitness coach for Sporting Kansas City when the team was known as the Wizards. His wife, Allison, is assistant coach for the Seattle University women's soccer team.
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David Tenney | fitness coach
Age: 42
Hometown: Rockville, Md.
Sounder since: 2009
Note: Joined Seattle after working as the fitness coach for Sporting Kansas City when the team was known as the ... more